It’s never too early to start estate planning. And you should update your Will after any major life event, such as a birth, divorce, death or change to your financial status. Without proper estate planning, you will not be able to influence how, when, and to whom your assets will be distributed after you pass. … Read more
This annual event provides an opportunity for community members to unite in the fight against Parkinson’s disease, with all funds raised going to Parkinson Canada, the definitive voice of the over 100,000 Canadians living with Parkinson’s today. On Saturday, November 3rd, the Lows in Motion organizing committee welcomed yet another sellout crowd to Saskatoon’s Prairieland … Read more
Whether they are established experts, or just beginning their careers, Parkinson’s researchers count on funding from the Parkinson Canada Research Program to test new theories and to discover a critical piece of the complex puzzle that is Parkinson’s disease. Currently, there is no cure for Parkinson’s disease. If researchers could find a non-invasive, physiological tool … Read more
Topographical analysis of the trajectory of dopaminergic degeneration in symptomatic and pre-manifest Parkinson’s. Dr. Michele Matarazzo, a neurologist with the Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre at the University of British Columbia, is assembling a database of brain imaging scans to show the progression of Parkinson’s disease in patients over the course of several years. This information, provided … Read more
Novel, tissue-specific, inducible, adult-onset reversible animal models for the role of mitochondria in Parkinson’s disease Using specially designed, genetically altered mice, McGill University postdoctoral researcher Ying Wang is demonstrating what type of age-dependent decline of nerve cell function could cause Parkinson’s disease. By inducing Parkinson’s and then using a drug to reverse the disease in … Read more
A donation of publicly traded stock or securities is the most effective way you can support Parkinson Canada. These types of gifts are a win-win opportunity for donors because they eliminate capital gains taxes and at the same time support Parkinson Canada with an influx of capital that can be used to increase funding for … Read more
Parkinson Canada is pleased to let you know that a positive recommendation has been published from Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH’s) Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) to reimburse DUODOPA for advanced Parkinson’s patients when oral medications no longer control symptoms. As you may know, Duodopa previously had a negative recommendation from … Read more
At McGill University, Frédérique Larroquette, a PhD student, is conducting basic research to determine why only the brain cells that produce dopamine are vulnerable to the stressors that produce Parkinson’s disease. Larroquette is transforming stem cells into dopaminergic brain cells to study the three puzzle pieces known to play some role in the development of … Read more